Topi Manner made new CEO of Finnair

Topi Manner, Head of Personal Banking of Nordea has been made the Chief Executive Officer of national flag carrier Finnair, said separate press releases issued by Finnair and Nordea on Tuesday.

The new appointment of Manner will be effective as of the beginning of next year.

Earlier in May the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Finnair, Pekka Vauramo was appointed as the President and CEO of Metso Corporation in May this year and his appointment is scheduled to be effective as of November 2018 at the latest.

Topi Manner, 44, joined Nordea in 1997 and has held numerous key positions in Nordea Finland, among these CEO of Nordea Bank Finland Plc and Head of Banking Finland and Baltics.

Since 2016 he has served as Head of Personal Banking across all markets, been a member of Group Executive Management and served as Branch Manager of Nordea Bank AB (publ), Finnish Branch.

The search for the future Head of Personal Banking of Nordea has begun – internally and externally.

“After two decades at Nordea and in banking, I can look back and say that I am proud of what we have achieved together, building a future-proof bank. Leaving Nordea has been a very difficult choice. I have been with Nordea my whole adult life and my entire professional career and truly love the company. But the opportunity to take Finnair on the next leg of their corporate journey was irresistible. I will greatly miss the Nordea people and culture”, said the Nordea press release quoting Topi Manner as saying.